Meditations, Observations, and Awareness of Social Behavior explained in everyday language.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Seems so Normal #144

Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t lock my doors and
windows at night?” Or “We don’t have curtains on our windows.” I experienced that in Holland, as I walked through a
neighborhood—the observation proved a level of effects pervasive
throughout their society, which were limited. For me, the
contradiction was immediate, as my social reality rose in that moment. However, to them, it seemed normal--I can
hear them say, why would it be any different?
But my social reality/ego would say, “But aren’t you fearful of who
might look in?” Of course, they’ll say,
“No.” Again. Once in Italy, some friends and I wanted to
travel up to our cabin, but the snowy mountain road and ice made it
impossible. My two German hosts and I
walked to the first home at the base of the mountain—we needed to unload/store
skies etc. from the car while it parked over night. A little old woman opened the door without
hesitation, heard our plight and immediately offered sanctuary four our
belongings until the following morning. My mind was so socially contradicted; an old
woman alone, opening the door at night to strangers, wasn’t she afraid? Thankfully, no. But this was my world, where fear and
violence are “normal”. We can only react
to the conditioning were exposed to, it would be a further anxiety or fear to deny
this action. See if for what it is,
accept it, watch it and let it go.

Interesting, this old woman never had it to let go of. It was wonderful to have this glimpse of
myself, for it is now everlasting. She
made me aware of what I’d been unconscious unaware of socially, as a
Being. Think on that. Since then, I’ve turned my “normal” into for
her “normal”, without hesitation, concern or fear. That is normal,
to be without it. JustaThought